A professional seamstress. Isabel has her own video blog where she shares her experience about all the aspects of sewing – from choosing suitable materials to step-by-step instructions on how to sew a summer skirt.
We all have a new pair of pants we haven’t gotten a chance to wear because they are too long. Well, it’s time to get that stunning blind hem that you have been putting off for a while now. Blind hems look neat, professional and well-thought through. The stitching is usually invisible on the face of the garment. ...
You don’t have to chop money every time you feel your space needs a cozy spruce up with pillows. Learning how to sew a pillowcase is a huge plus to your sewing skills as it not only helps you save a lot but also allows you to have everything up to your tastes and preferences. For a beginner sewist, it is an excellent ...
Stretchy fabrics are the soft comfy fabrics we love to wear. A lot of clothes are made with stretchy fabrics but sewing them is the main challenge for most sewists especially beginners. Learning how to sew stretchy fabrics will get you out of your comfort zone as a sewist whether you are a beginner or an advanced ...
Embroidery is a fun and relaxing art. Getting started with it can be a little daunting and intimidating. You have to wrap your head around the few basic stitches before advancing to other myriad options. You have no choice but to enhance your skills on the different types of stitches to create embroidery masterpieces. ...
Stitching is an essential part of the sewing process, and they also make up critical aspects of the art of knitting, embroidery, crotchet and needle-lace making. The nature of stitching helps to convey a better, more attractive finishing look to a garment. For this reason and more, many types of stitches have been ...
If we were to rewind time and go back a few centuries, shorts would be an unacceptable form of casual dressing for the adult population and some of these notions are still shared by some today. As recently as in the last century, shorts were not considered appropriate for women. However, shorts are not just famous for ...
Scarves have been around for A scarf, plural scarves, is a piece of fabric worn around the neck or head for warmth, sun protection, cleanliness, fashion, or religious reasons or used to show the support for a sports club or team. They can be made in a variety of different materials such as wool, ...
What is brocade? This is a valid question, but one many do not ask. People are usually awed when they come into contact with the material, but rather than striving to learn a lot about the fabric, and they are usually fascinated by its richness, design and beauty.
Delving further into what the brocade fabric is and ...
Whether you are a beginner or a professional, finding the best walking foot sewing machine is the difference between creating and presenting perfect work or ending up with tacky creations.
We’ve looked at 32 different options and picked the best ones, out of which, the
Floral embroidery is a beautiful pastime that is regularly considered a lost art. I have personally found that embroidery is a great way to slow down and revive an often otherwise historically dormant artistic craft. Throughout history, it has been the typical handiwork of women to be well-trained in sewing both to ...
